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**HedgeYourBets** · 12-20-2011, 12:09 PM

This "Pagan" winter-solstice festival was adopted into Christianity only in the third to fourth centuries after Christ's alleged advent. However, there are indications that this solar "birthday" of Jesus was already in the minds of the creators of Christianity long before that time

"Christmas" represents the very ancient observation of the winter solstice, when the sun "dies" and is "reborn" or "resurrected," as the daylight hours decrease to their shortest point and then begin to increase again.

It has been observed most notably on December 21st or 22nd in the northern hemisphere. However, over the past several thousand years the winter solstice has been celebrated from the middle or end of November to the middle of January.

The symbolism in many of these instances is clear: Mourning the decrease and celebrating the increase of the sun's life-giving light and heat.

"Christmas," which occurs on December 25th, the transition from "Christmas Eve" on the 24th. This represents the period or triduum observed by the ancients as the sun's "death" and entrance into the underworld, after which "he" is resurrected or reborn into the world.

go to this website to see the UNTRUTHS about the fictional Christian religion.........

http://freethoughtnation.com/contrib...the-world.html

12-20-2011, 12:09 PM	#1
HedgeYourBets Join Date Aug 2008 Posts 4,655 Senior Member	Christmas was never the birthday of the FICTIONAL Jesus......... This "Pagan" winter-solstice festival was adopted into Christianity only in the third to fourth centuries after Christ's alleged advent. However, there are indications that this solar "birthday" of Jesus was already in the minds of the creators of Christianity long before that time "Christmas" represents the very ancient observation of the winter solstice, when the sun "dies" and is "reborn" or "resurrected," as the daylight hours decrease to their shortest point and then begin to increase again. It has been observed most notably on December 21st or 22nd in the northern hemisphere. However, over the past several thousand years the winter solstice has been celebrated from the middle or end of November to the middle of January. The symbolism in many of these instances is clear: Mourning the decrease and celebrating the increase of the sun's life-giving light and heat. "Christmas," which occurs on December 25th, the transition from "Christmas Eve" on the 24th. This represents the period or triduum observed by the ancients as the sun's "death" and entrance into the underworld, after which "he" is resurrected or reborn into the world. go to this website to see the UNTRUTHS about the fictional Christian religion......... http://freethoughtnation.com/contrib...the-world.html
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